Public Affairs

US Senate confirmation hearing of Secretary of Energy Trump nominee, Chris Wright.  Sen. Lee discusses his support for Wright and former North Dakota Governor, Doug Burgam as Secretary of the Interior.  Lee discussed energy independance,  lowering costs for families, national security and economy.  

Uintah County 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Economic Outlook

Uintah County Grants totaled nearly 16 million in 2024-25 which included infrustructure improvements and community services.  Campbell discusses these grants in detail and county ecomonic forecasts for 2025.  Aired KVEL 1-9-25

Vernal City Council members, Corey Foley, and Robin O’Driscoll provide 2024 special project updates. 

Through grant money, many new amenities and city infrustructure projects have been started or completed in 2024.  These projects include, the Discovery Trail, downtown redevelopment, airport improvements, and more.  Program aired on KVEL 12-30-24 

Roosevelt City 2024 Year in Review.  Roosevelt City Manager, Joshua Bake discusses municipal projects completed in 2024 and grant money awarded for the projects.  Interview aired on KVEL December 27, 2024

Evans Family Media spoke with John Curtis regarding Uinta Railway, his priorities for his first 100 days in office, public land management, industry regulatory burden, and more. Interview aired on KVEL December 13, 2024.

Evans Family Media spoke with Jonathan Stearmer, attorney on the Uinta Railway legal team about the US Supreme Court hearing on December 10, 2024. Aired KVEL December 11, 2024.

Senator-elect, Curtis visited with Evans Family Media about his plans for his first 100 days in office and beyond. Specifically, he refers to the Uintah Basin and other energy hubs in the state as places he plans to continue the discussion of our energy future. Curtis explained that he sees permitting reform as a high priority as hyper regulation is holding up good projects in the Uintah Basin and around the state.